Music Publishers

A music publishing company, otherwise known as a music publisher, generally enters into an agreement with a songwriter or composer that is known as a publishing contract. The contract delegates the copyright of their work to the publishing company. Music publishers ensure that their clients receive payment when their works are used.

You could say that these copyrights that are owned by these music publishers are the most important form of intellectual property in the music industry. This compares to a similar copyright known as a master recording, which is owned by a recording company. Music publishers normally play a middleman role in the music industry and handle the material like an asset, ensuring that the composition is used and distributed to its full potential.

With the amount of music that is available in the world there are many music publishers. These music publishers work locally, nationally and even internationally and musicians and musical artists send demos or samples of their music to these music publishers in the hopes that they allow the company to sign a publishing contract with them. Once the artist holds a contract with a publisher, the company will start to arrange studio hours, recording and album release schedules that the artists need to adhere to and refer to as keeping the “label” happy. When you have great artists working with great music publishers the artists are prone to become known around the world.

To find more music publishers in South Africa, browse our Yellow Pages listings.

Music Publishers

A music publishing company, otherwise known as a music publisher, generally enters into an agreement with a songwriter or composer that is known as a publishing contract. The contract delegates the copyright of their work to the publishing company. Music publishers ensure that their clients receive payment when their works are used.

You could say that these copyrights that are owned by these music publishers are the most important form of intellectual property in the music industry. This compares to a similar copyright known as a master recording, which is owned by a recording company. Music publishers normally play a middleman role in the music industry and handle the material like an asset, ensuring that the composition is used and distributed to its full potential.

With the amount of music that is available in the world there are many music publishers. These music publishers work locally, nationally and even internationally and musicians and musical artists send demos or samples of their music to these music publishers in the hopes that they allow the company to sign a publishing contract with them. Once the artist holds a contract with a publisher, the company will start to arrange studio hours, recording and album release schedules that the artists need to adhere to and refer to as keeping the “label” happy. When you have great artists working with great music publishers the artists are prone to become known around the world.

To find more music publishers in South Africa, browse our Yellow Pages listings.

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